The Turnbo Manuscripts

by Silas Claiborne Turnbo
1844-1925

Baxter County, Ark. was organized after the close of the Civil War. Part
of it was taken from Marion County and part from Fulton County and I think
a slice was taken from Izards in its formation.

W. A. (Albertis) Collis a prominent Missionary Baptist minister gives the
following reminiscences. "My father, John Collie emigrated from east
Tennessee to Baxter County, Ark. in the month of January 1861 and settled
on land 5 miles west of the present site of Mountain Home. My parents are
both dead now. Their bodies lie buried in the family grave yard on this
same land. My grown sister Nancy and my grown brother Jesse Layfayette Collis
and my brother in law William Crane also rest here. This land is known now
as the James R. Taylor farm. Among the old time people who are not related
to me that rest in the Connelly Grave Yard 5 miles north of Mountain Home
is James Cooper and his wife and "Wat" Talbert. Grief Tally and
his wife who was familiarly known as "Aunt Betsey" rests in the
cemetery at Wesleys Chappel 3 miles west of Mountain Home. The remains of
Jesse Mooney lies buried in the cemetery at Gassville two miles east of
White River."